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Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook

Cookbook

Andrew PlueOctober 2012

Install and manage System Center Endpoint Protection with total professionalism thanks to the 30 recipes in this highly focused Cookbook. From common tasks to automated reporting features, all the crucial techniques are here.

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Book Details

ISBN 139781849683906

Paperback208 pages

About This Book

Provision SCEP administrators with just the right level of privileges, build the best possible SCEP policies for your workstations and servers, discover the hidden potential of command line utilities and much more in this practical book and eBook

Quick and easy recipes to ease the pain of migrating from a legacy AV solution to SCEP

Who This Book Is For

If you are a System Administrator or Engineer using System Center 2012 EndPoint Protection, then "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" is for you.

You should have a good background with Microsoft products in general, although no knowledge of EndPoint Protection is required.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Client-Side Endpoint Protection Tasks

Introduction

Locating and interrupting client-side SCEP logs

Performing manual definition updates and checking definition version

Manually editing local SCEP policy using the user interface

Utilizing MpCmdRun.exe

Chapter 2: Planning and Rolling Installation

Introduction

Creating role-based SCEP administrators

Creating auto deployment rules for SCEP definitions

Enabling the Endpoint Protection role

Chapter 3: SCEP Configuration

Introduction

Modifying SCEP default client settings

Creating, modifying, and deploying a SCEP policy

Setting up SCEP alerts

Configuring reports

Chapter 4: Client Deployment Preparation and Deployment

Introduction

Preparing your environment for SCEP

Creating an effective deployment plan

Deploying SCEP clients with SCCM 2012

Verifying that SCEP policies are being applied correctly

Performing a manual FEP client installation

Chapter 5: Common Tasks

Introduction

Checking that your SCCM server has up-to-date SCEP definitions

Performing SCEP operational tasks using the SCCM console

Using SCEP reports to verify task completion

Utilizing the SCEP dashboard

Using MpCmdRun remotely

Chapter 6: Management Tasks

Introduction

Verifying that SCEP clients are installed on all systems

Changing control with SCEP policies

Using SCEP policy templates

Merging client policies

Responding to SCEP alerts

Chapter 7: Reporting

Introduction

Using the system-based SCEP reports

Utilizing the user-based SCEP reports

Providing access to reports

Building custom reports

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting

Introduction

Resolving client-side definition update issues

Fixing SCCM client health issues

Resolving false positives

Dealing with infections that SCEP cannot resolve

Chapter 9: Building an SCCM 2012 Lab

Introduction

Installing SCCM 2012 and SCEP in a standalone environment

What You Will Learn

Get up and running with a range of common tasks accomplished with the local SCEP client

Learn how to design a SCEP architecture

Create an effective SCEP client deployment plan

Perform operational tasks via the SCCM console

Take full advantage of the SCEP dashboard

Prepare for Disaster Recovery scenarios using SCCM

Understand how to fully configure and automate various reporting features

Build effective and efficient SCEP client polices

See these skills in action with a bonus appendix chapter: a complete SCEP walk-through covering the initial install, building the client package, deployment, policy and procedures

In Detail

Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (previously known as Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012) protects client and server operating systems against threats with leading malware detection technologies. Built on Configuration Manager, it provides a unified infrastructure for client security and compliance management and "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" will help you get to grips with vital tasks for implementing this security tool.

With the release of System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, Microsoft is continuing its commitment to offering a cutting edge, enterprise- ready Anti-Virus solution. With its practical and easy to follow recipes, "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" fully prepares you for a simple, headache-free migration.

This hands-on, practical cookbook will have you equipped with the knowledge to install and manage System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection like a pro in no time by following step by step recipes.

You’ll gain insight into a wide range of management tasks, such as building your SCEP infrastructure, deploying SCEP clients and building the perfect AV policies for your workstation and servers. You’ll also benefit from a complete SCEP walk-through in a bonus appendix chapter.

With "Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Cookbook" in hand, you will have the confidence to tackle essential tasks like deployment, policy and much more for SCEP.

Authors

Andrew Plue

Andrew Plue is a Senior Consultant in the Secure Infrastructure Management group at Certified Security Solutions (CSS). He is veteran of the United States Army, and served as a paratrooper with the 1/508th Airborne Combat Team.
He has 18 years of experience in information security, with a focus on vulnerability detection, and corporate anti-virus solutions. During his tenure at CSS, he has acted as a lead engineer on numerous deployments of the Forefront Suite of anti-malware products, with production deployments of Forefront Client Security as large as 140,000 seats.
He has spoken at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference on the topic of Forefront Client Security.
In his spare time, he does not do all that much, to be honest.

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